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| Chapecoense goalkeeper Nivaldo confirms retirement after plane crash | Chapecoense goalkeeper Nivaldo confirms retirement after plane crash |
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| Chapecoense goalkeeper Nivaldo has confirmed his retirement just 24 hours after the plane crash that killed 71 passengers in Colombia, including the majority of his team-mates. | Chapecoense goalkeeper Nivaldo has confirmed his retirement just 24 hours after the plane crash that killed 71 passengers in Colombia, including the majority of his team-mates. |
| Nivaldo did not travel with the rest of the Chapecoense squad for the first leg of their Copa Sudamerica final match against Atlético Nacional on Wednesday in Medellín because he was due to make his 300th appearance for the club in this weekend’s league match against Atlético Mineiro. The 42-year-old also missed Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at Palmeiras in order that he could make the landmark appearance in front of his home appearances but confirmed on Wednesday that he would not play again. | Nivaldo did not travel with the rest of the Chapecoense squad for the first leg of their Copa Sudamerica final match against Atlético Nacional on Wednesday in Medellín because he was due to make his 300th appearance for the club in this weekend’s league match against Atlético Mineiro. The 42-year-old also missed Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at Palmeiras in order that he could make the landmark appearance in front of his home appearances but confirmed on Wednesday that he would not play again. |
| “I was supposed to go on the trip but ended up staying,” Nivaldo told Globoesporte. | “I was supposed to go on the trip but ended up staying,” Nivaldo told Globoesporte. |
| Vídeo: Nivaldo, goleiro há 10 anos na @ChapecoenseReal , que não embarcou para a Colômbia. pic.twitter.com/FhPTyBQK5C | |
| “Everything has a reason in life. I didn’t travel to Palmeiras (on Sunday), because it would make my farewell game to play here against Atletico-MG, when I would complete 300 games for the club. | “Everything has a reason in life. I didn’t travel to Palmeiras (on Sunday), because it would make my farewell game to play here against Atletico-MG, when I would complete 300 games for the club. |
| “As there was a change in the trip, they would not return to Chapeco and instead go straight from Sao Paulo to Medellín. So Caio [the coach] said he would not take me.” | “As there was a change in the trip, they would not return to Chapeco and instead go straight from Sao Paulo to Medellín. So Caio [the coach] said he would not take me.” |
| Chapecoense officials are planning a high-profile tribute to all of the victims at the Condá Arena stadium in Chapecó, the small Brazilian city in Santa Catarina state where the club is based. Investigations are continuing into the cause of the accident, with Brazilian and Colombian newspapers suggesting the plane might have run out of fuel in the final stages of its flight. | Chapecoense officials are planning a high-profile tribute to all of the victims at the Condá Arena stadium in Chapecó, the small Brazilian city in Santa Catarina state where the club is based. Investigations are continuing into the cause of the accident, with Brazilian and Colombian newspapers suggesting the plane might have run out of fuel in the final stages of its flight. |